Ballets by Founder Choreographer Frederick Ashton and Royal Ballet Artist in Residence Liam Scarlett share the stage in this mixed programme with music by Messager and Poulenc.
The Two Pigeons
18 January—13 February 2019
“Young love triumphs over misunderstandings and mistakes in Frederick Ashton's nostalgic and humorous ballet.”
Performers
A Young Girl – Lauren Cuthbertson
A Young Man – Vadim Muntagirov
A Gypsy Girl – Laura Morera
Her Lover – Tomas Mock
Choreography
Frederick Ashton
Music
André Messager
Musical arrangement
John Lanchbery
Designer
Jacques Dupont
Lighting designer
Peter Teigen
Asphodel Meadows
18 January—13 February 2019
“Liam Scarlett's elegiac and classically inspired ballet pairs pure dance beautifully with music by Poulenc.”
Principals
Marianela Nuñez
Ryoichi Hirano
Laura Morera
William Bracewell
Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Luca Acri
Choreography
Liam Scarlett
Music
Francis Poulenc
Designer
John Macfarlane
Lighting
Jennifer Tipton
Graham Spicer is a writer, director and photographer in Milan, blogging (under the name ‘Gramilano') about dance, opera, music and photography for people “who are a bit like me and like some of the things I like”. He was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy.
His scribblings have appeared in various publications from Woman's Weekly to Gay Times, and he wrote the ‘Danza in Italia' column for Dancing Times magazine.
